{"id":144360,"date":"2017-01-09T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/why-pregnant-women-shouldnt-take-heartburn-medication\/"},"modified":"2017-01-09T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T14:45:00","slug":"why-pregnant-women-shouldnt-take-heartburn-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/why-pregnant-women-shouldnt-take-heartburn-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"Why pregnant women shouldn&#8217;t take heartburn medication"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Drugs used to treat acid reflux are currently deemed safe to use in pregnancy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>But a review of studies found they could actually increase the risk of asthma<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>Children were a third likelier to have went to<\/span><span>\u00a0the GP with the common condition<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Experts stress the research is still at a very early stage and isn&#8217;t conclusive\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Matthews For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  07:00 EST, 9 January 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  07:12 EST, 9 January 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">          15<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Babies born to mothers who take heartburn medication during pregnancy are at greater risk of asthma, new research suggests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Drugs used to treat acid reflux are deemed safe to use in pregnancy because they don&#8217;t affect the development of the baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But a review of studies has found the opposite &#8211; showing they could increase the risk of asthma, a potentially fatal condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, experts stress the research is still at a very early stage and is not conclusive, advising women to seek medical advice if they are worried.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5498ed4be987d153\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A new study has found that babies who are born to mothers who take heartburn medication during pregnancy are at greater risk of asthma (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5498ed4be987d153\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/11\/3BFCE73B00000578-4101706-A_new_study_has_found_that_babies_who_are_born_to_mothers_who_ta-a-16_1483962643176.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A new study has found that babies who are born to mothers who take heartburn medication during pregnancy are at greater risk of asthma (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A new study has found that babies who are born to mothers who take heartburn medication during pregnancy are at greater risk of asthma (stock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They say further research is needed to determine whether the medicines affect the health of children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Heartburn is caused by stomach acid passing from the stomach back into the oesophagus, the tube that connects the stomach to the throat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is a very common condition in pregnancy because of hormonal changes and pressure on the stomach from the developing foetus.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/10\/3BFC064E00000578-0-image-a-8_1483957080473.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Two die in NHS every day of thirst or starvation with&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/09\/3BFAD83900000578-0-image-m-12_1483955317642.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Two-year-old boy who doctors believed was suffering from an&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/00\/0EF1CEF200000578-0-image-a-19_1483923485477.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Putting off having a baby? It&#8217;s in your genes: Class rather&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/02\/3BE7B7AB00000578-0-image-m-57_1483929568943.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Lose up to a stone in two weeks! Dr Xand van Tulleken offers&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Drugs called H2-receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors can help to block the acid reflux.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers, led by the universities of Edinburgh and Tampere in Finland, reviewed eight previous studies that had examined health records involving more than 1.3 million children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They found children born to mothers who had been prescribed acid-blocking drugs during pregnancy were at least a third more likely to have visited a doctor for symptoms of asthma.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c790d34abb284011\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\" alt=\"International researchers found children born to mothers who had been prescribed acid-blocking drugs during pregnancy were at least a third more likely to have the condition\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c790d34abb284011\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/11\/3BFCE5E100000578-4101706-International_researchers_found_children_born_to_mothers_who_had-a-18_1483962683448.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\" alt=\"International researchers found children born to mothers who had been prescribed acid-blocking drugs during pregnancy were at least a third more likely to have the condition\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">International researchers found children born to mothers who had been prescribed acid-blocking drugs during pregnancy were at least a third more likely to have the condition<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The scientists say that advice for expectant mothers should not change based on the findings but further studies are needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Professor Aziz Sheikh, from the University of Edinburgh, said: &#8216;Our study reports an association between the onset of asthma in children and their mothers&#8217; use of acid-suppressing medication during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It is important to stress that this association does not prove that the medicines caused asthma in these children and further research is needed to better understand this link.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Samantha Walker, director of policy and research at Asthma UK, said: &#8216;We don&#8217;t yet know if the heartburn medication itself is contributing to the development of asthma in children or if there is a common factor we haven&#8217;t discovered yet that causes both heartburn in pregnant women and asthma in their children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The study points us towards something that needs further investigation, which is why we need to see more research carried out into the causes of asthma, a condition that affects 5.4 million people in the UK alone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The study is published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v2\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"social-stats social-stats-pipe\" id=\"shareCountBottom\">\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!-- NOTE: WARNING: render-partial is a function --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/09\/04\/3BF9BC7200000578-0-image-a-105_1483937208451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Trump fires back at Meryl Streep and calls her &#8216;one of the&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/08\/11\/3BF2DBB300000578-0-image-m-32_1483876489159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Horrifying moment a truck driver mows down soldiers in&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/07\/15\/3BEC2D1B00000578-0-image-a-4_1483802657020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Inside the Obamas&#8217; 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